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Human Rights Stories - Tales of Human Rights Defenders

Added: 22 Dec 2016 Contributor: Clare Quigley Resource type: Lesson Plan / Reference

This primary school resource provides five inspirational tales of human rights defenders - Fela, Maria, Bobo, Ishmael and Farai. Based on true stories, the tales chronicle the social challenges, lifestories and how each of them defended human rights in their own countries. Each story is written in a version for older and younger learners in an accessible manner and can be used from infants up until 6th class.

How it maps to the curriculum

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SESE Geography

Strand: Human Environments

Strand unit: Local Community

Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:

  • develop some awareness of people living in other areas and of the links between them and the local community

Suggestions for use: The stories and activities in this pack can be linked to many subjects and strands in the Primary School Curriculum, including the following: English, Drama, SPHE, History, Geography, Visual Arts and Music. There is a detailed breakdown of the relevant strands and strand units for each class level included in the resource.

Strand: Human Environments

Strand unit: People and Other Lands

Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:

  • begin to develop a sense of belonging to local, county, national, European and global communities
  • develop an awareness of the interdependence of these people and people in Ireland
  • study some aspects of the environments and lives of people in one location in Europe and one location in another part of the world

Suggestions for use: The stories and activities in this pack can be linked to many subjects and strands in the Primary School Curriculum, including the following: English, Drama, SPHE, History, Geography, Visual Arts and Music. There is a detailed breakdown of the relevant strands and strand units for each class level included in the resource.

Strand: Human Environments

Strand unit: Trade & Development

Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:

  • come to appreciate the inequalities between the developed and the developing world

Suggestions for use: The stories and activities in this pack can be linked to many subjects and strands in the Primary School Curriculum, including the following: English, Drama, SPHE, History, Geography, Visual Arts and Music. There is a detailed breakdown of the relevant strands and strand units for each class level included in the resource.

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